Even
though the shipyards and docks of South Tyneside played a huge part in the lives
of so many local people, sadly, there isn't a museum dedicated to their history.
The town of St. Ives in Cornwall has a very good Maritime Museum and they have a
whole room dedicated to their local hero, Edward Hain and his shipping company.
Many of his ships were built at Readheads and as a result there is more
information about Readheads on display in St. Ives than in South Shields. Maybe
it is time South Tyneside Council did something about this absence of local
maritime history before it is too late ..... John
Bage - webmaster

The
St. Ives Museum is located in the harbour area and the address is Wheal Dream,
St. Ives,Cornwall, England.TR26 1PR
Telephone +44 01736 796005

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